Mina & Michi

 Xbox One
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  1. TheXboxHub
    Jul 12, 2021
    50
    Despite its cutesy graphics that hark back to early Game Boy Advance titles, the shallow gameplay of Mina & Michi is rarely nostalgia-inducing. Puzzles are repetitive, enemies lack any invention and Mina is just a bit useless. It is just another game useful for achievement fodder that many will put down as quickly as they pick up once every achievement has been unlocked.

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Aug 22, 2021
    6
    Mina & Michi is an affordable retro styled release published by publishers Eastasiasoft. The characters are a mixed bit of pixel art. NeitherMina & Michi is an affordable retro styled release published by publishers Eastasiasoft. The characters are a mixed bit of pixel art. Neither are my style as a stand alone, but here it was cute enough and pleasant on the eyes. It’s the chip tunes that does get a little monotone for those not born from the era. Mina & Michi looks straight out of retro heaven, and minus the rather innovative split controls, it plays like a retro title too. There’s no story to the game and the end game is to move from one screen to the next by collecting keys, gems, and solving puzzles. The type of puzzles in this top-down adventure involves sliding blocks onto switches to unlock the necessary paths. the puzzles are relatively easy, but if you’re not paying attention it’s not difficult to push a block up against a wall and with no pull function then you’ll either have to kill yourself or leave the area and come back. Each time you enter a new screen, everything except the keys you’ve collected will respawn. Gems as well as enemies will be back to terrorize you. The latter is an exaggeration as they only target Mina as Michi doesn’t take damage. After a few screens you will unlock some attacks and Mina’s is ranged, and Michi does a whirlwind melee. But once you realize that Michi is essentially invincible, you tend to use the left controls primarily for getting to a safe area. Overall a fun retro adventure where you can have a co-op with a friend or alone. The controls are surprisingly good, and ignoring the odd mistake feels natural. It’s a shame that you end up relying on Michi most of the game, but it’s one of the better two-player in one experiences I’ve had on my own where I didn’t have to alternate controllers. So if this one sounds like your cup of tea then head on over to the Xbox digital games store and give this one a go today. It’s definitely worth the low price of admission in my opinion.
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